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Giving Something Back - The extent to which employees feel their organisation has a positive impact on society

Giving Something Back focuses on the organisation’s social responsibilities. If key factors such as ‘Leadership’ and ‘My Manager’ are performing well, it can influence the improvement of all the other factors, boosting your overall engagement.

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Education & Training

Exeter Students' Guild

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The Guild brings teams together to celebrate their shared success, such as on its annual all-staff day where staff can choose to take part in a range of activities - from bowling and rock climbing, to crafts, wellbeing walks, expert talks and massages.
Exeter Guild place a huge focus on developing future leaders. Every person that joins the Guild as a non-manager attends a 3-day leadership programme that focuses on ‘Grip Self, Grip Team, Grip Task’. It’s about taking personal responsibility, finding your ‘why’ and seeing yourself as a leader in the organisation and beyond.
The Guild is committed to minimising its environmental impact wherever possible. This is achieved strategically and operationally through an Environmental Management System, but crucially includes educating members about ways in which they can improve their impact on the environment. Furthermore, the Guild facilitates and supports environmental initiatives and provide volunteering opportunities for its members.
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Utilities

Consultiv Utilities Ltd

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Consultiv Utilities offers its employees access to Vitality health, dental, vision, and hearing insurance, ensures its people can access premium healthcare services. Furthermore, its Employee Assistance Program offers a range of support, from mental health counselling to finance and legal advice. These benefits demonstrate the organisation’s firm belief in comprehensive employee wellbeing.
Consultiv Utilities offers uncapped commission schemes which provide an infinite earning potential based on performance. Additionally, its bonus schemes are designed to celebrate not only individual achievements but also team and company success. These include monthly and yearly incentives based on personal, team, and company-wide targets, stirring collective responsibility and shared success.
The organisation encourages employee volunteers to support local charities and community programmes. It offers logistical and financial support to staff who participate in the Great North Run, and it has members of staff competing in Total Warrior. On average it raises and donates between £4000 to £4500 a month.
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Business Services

LumiLinks

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LumiLinks brings its teams together to build stronger relationships through a number of activities and events, including hosting board games and book clubs, encouraging colleague to put forward albums of the week, pizza days, and geoguessr competitions.
One of LumiLink’s core values is to promote and support lifelong learning. Internally, it has a robust leadership training programme which is delivered through its people partners. This platform has over 400 courses that can be delivered in bitesize sessions, and includes a range of soft skills, behavioural attributes, and emotional and mental wellbeing programmes.
LumiLinks supports several causes, including sponsoring an internal project to support analytics for the visually impaired. The organisation also sponsors a grassroots football team and a London based Gaelic football team, and supports events for a cystic fibrosis charity.
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Utilities

MWH Treatment

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MWH Treatment supports employee development through regular 'Let's Talk' conversations, a structured Graduate and Apprenticeship scheme, and a comprehensive catalogue of courses. The company's job family structure and competency development initiative provide clear career progression paths.
The organisations prioritises employee wellbeing through various innovative initiatives, including the HSE Stress Indicator Tool, "Rate my Wellbeing" app, and ActivSHEQ assessments. The company's EAP provides 24/7 online counselling and resources for self-managed wellbeing, ensuring comprehensive support.
MWH Treatment actively contributes to society through various community and charity initiatives. From building a sensory garden for a local primary school to supporting local charities and animal sanctuaries, the company's commitment to giving back is evident.
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Business Services

Opus Technology

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Opus Technology does a family Christmas event each year where it purchases gifts for all the employees’ children, arranges a Santa and decorates the offices with Christmas decorations and games. Employees bring their families together for an afternoon of family fun with some added treats along the way, creating a sense of community amongst them.
Fully funded companywide social events take place three times per year, including interactive team building activities such as The Cube which bring employees together and help staff to get to know people outside of their immediate teams. Regular social events are also organised by departments across the organisation and encourage staff to build personal relationships.
Opus Technology continues to support Polar Bear International and the Kenya tree planting initiative. It has also recently donated £1700 to the Samson Centre, £2500 to Ukraine charities, £2000 to Turkey earthquake relief charities, and £2000 to Save the Children – raised through Christmas Jumper days.
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Leisure & Hospitality

Blacklock

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At Blacklock, personal growth is facilitated through initiatives such as the 'WordTake' quarterly review process and the 'Training Skills Workbooks'. These programmes provide a structured support system for employees to continually develop and improve their skills.
Blacklock believes in rewarding its employees' hard work and loyalty. This is reflected in its rewards and recognition scheme, which includes shopping vouchers, paid sabbaticals, and even round-the-world tickets for long-term employees.
Blacklock demonstrates its commitment to society through initiatives such as paid volunteering days and collaborations with charities like Only A Pavement Away. The company encourages employees to give back to the community, highlighting its commitment to social responsibility.
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Recruitment

Linnk Group

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The organisation offers a free Employee Assistance Programme, which includes a confidential helpline, and up to 6 free counselling sessions. As part of the service, there is a mobile app, which includes webinars, nutritional advice, fitness advice, financial advice, and health checks. It also offers wellbeing days off in addition to annual leave.
Linnk Group runs monthly and quarterly incentives with trips for the winners. It has sent teams go-karting, to Clays, Flight Club, Fairgame, and it awarded an iPad as the prize at the end of year competition. The Group also awards an Employee of the Month in each office who is nominated by their senior colleagues.
The Group runs various donation-based events and awareness raising such as Macmillan Coffee Morning, Breast Cancer Now's Wear It Pink Day, Christmas Jumper Day, and Jeans for Genes Day. For Quarter 1 of 2024, it also supported the fundraising for a colleague's niece who has a heart condition requiring urgent surgery.
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Financial Services

Zempler Bank

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Zempler Bank builds team relationships through a variety of activities and events. It’s monthly huddle enable employees to hear the latest updates from the CEO and other speakers, and it organises regular team building days such as its Team Culture days, Summer and Christmas parties, and it department ‘away days’.
The organisation launched a Leadership development programme last year, ensuring investment in its senior managers' development. It also introduced a management development programme to equip its managers with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively lead, support, and engage their teams.
Zempler Bank’s Talent Referral Scheme has a community related element, whereby part of the referral is a Community Reward: giving back and supporting others in the ups and downs of life with a donation of £125 to a charity of the employee's choice, selected from the list of Cashplus Bank supported registered charities.
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Financial Services

Evenlode Investment Management

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Evenlode demonstrates its commitment to giving back through the establishment of the Evenlode Foundation. The Foundation addresses global and local issues, working with local charities and building long-term community partnerships.
Evenlode's leadership promotes transparency and open communication. This is exemplified by the availability of the company's monthly MI pack to all employees and the open discussions during the quarterly company meetings.
Evenlode prioritises employee wellbeing through flexible working hours, a two-day a week office policy, and wellbeing activities such as exercise classes and courses.
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Financial Services

Fintel

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Fintel encourages team spirit through regular team days and social events like the annual 'Easter Bonanza' and 'Summer Parties'. These initiatives foster a sense of belonging and camaraderie within teams, helping to create a fun and collaborative work environment.
Fintel prioritises employee wellbeing, launching a five-pillar wellbeing strategy and a dedicated mental wellbeing framework. The organisation also offers an Employee Assistance Program service as part of its Medical Cash Plan, encompassing one-to-one counselling, virtual GP appointments and a range of wellbeing resources.
Fintel is committed to giving back to society, evident in its charitable contributions and volunteering initiatives. The organisation provides free expert insight to MacMillan Cancer Support and offer free training to students at the University of Northampton. It has also introduced a volunteering allowance for employees to support local charities.
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